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[10/14/10 - 04:47 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "South Park" Rises to the Top
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, october 13, 2010)

Here are the highlights of 19 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

South Park (3.253 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.9, #1)

Storm Chasers (2.215 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #4)

Mythbusters (1.980 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T6)

The Ultimate Fighter (1.877 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3)

Dog the Bounty Hunter (1.808 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8)

Ugly Americans (1.753 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.9, #5)

Ghost Hunters (1.678 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8)

Dude, What Would Happen (1.545 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T15)

Top Chef: Just Desserts (1.485 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8)

Steven Seagal: Lawman (10:00) (1.460 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

Destroy Build Destroy (1.429 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T15)

Steven Seagal: Lawman (10:30) (1.333 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

ESPN College Football (1.329 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T13)

LA Ink (1.316 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T6)

The Challenge: Cutthroat (1.275 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2)

Ma's Roadhouse (1.203 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T13)

Harry Loves Lisa (0.697 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T15)

Terriers (0.506 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T15)

I Love Money (0.442 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T15)

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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